Find out how popular the last name Dittmar is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Dittmar.

Dittmar, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Dittmar surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Dittmar in America

Dittmar is the 13815th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Dittmar surname appeared 2,188 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Dittmar.

We can also compare 2010 data for Dittmar to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Dittmar

The surname Dittmar has its origins in Germany, with records dating back to the Middle Ages. It is derived from the Germanic personal name Dietmar, which is a combination of the elements "diet" meaning "people" and "mar" meaning "famous" or "renowned."

The earliest known bearers of the name Dittmar lived in the region of Saxony, where the name was first documented in the 13th century. It later spread to other parts of Germany, including Bavaria and Thuringia.

In medieval times, the Dittmar surname was associated with several notable figures. One of the earliest recorded individuals with this name was Dittmar von Kyburg, a 13th-century Swiss nobleman and military commander who played a significant role in the conflicts between the Holy Roman Empire and the Swiss Confederacy.

Another prominent bearer of the Dittmar name was Johann Dittmar, a 16th-century German theologian and reformer who was a close associate of Martin Luther. He was born in 1499 in Saxony and played a crucial role in spreading the ideas of the Protestant Reformation.

In the 17th century, Georg Dittmar, a German astronomer, made significant contributions to the study of comets and celestial bodies. He was born in 1609 in Saxony and published several works on astronomy, including a treatise on the great comet of 1680.

During the 18th century, Christian Wilhelm Dittmar, a German botanist and naturalist, gained recognition for his research on plant taxonomy and his extensive collection of botanical specimens. He was born in 1734 in Thuringia and authored several books on plants and their classification.

In more recent times, Gunther Dittmar, a German physicist and professor, made notable contributions to the field of nuclear physics. He was born in 1927 and played a significant role in the development of nuclear particle accelerators and the study of nuclear reactions.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Dittmar

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Dittmar.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Dittmar was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Dittmar has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Dittmar was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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